Shelley FabaresShelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. Born Michelle Ann Marie Fabares in Santa Monica, California, she is the niece of actress Nanette Fabray. She got her big break in the role of the teenage daughter on the 1958 television family sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. Her national popularity led to a recording contract and she had two "Top 40" hits including "Johnny Angel" that went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April of 1962. Fabares left the TV show for a career in film and starred in a number of motion pictures including three Elvis Presley movies: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967). In later years she returned to television, most notably in the role of love-interest/wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the 1989 TV sitcom, Coach Married to actor Mike Farrell, in October of 2000 she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis that destroyed her liver. This page about Shelley Fabares includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Shelley Fabares News stories about Shelley Fabares External links for Shelley Fabares Videos for Shelley Fabares Wikis about Shelley Fabares Discussion Groups about Shelley Fabares Blogs about Shelley Fabares Images of Shelley Fabares |
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Married to actor Mike Farrell, in October of 2000 she received a
life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis that
destroyed her liver. Her national popularity led to a recording contract and she had two "Top 40" hits including "Johnny Angel" that went to No. Kenny G became involved in controversy when he overdubbed his saxophone onto a Louis Armstrong recording. She got her big break in the role of the teenage daughter on the 1958 television family sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. In 1994, Kenny G won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love. Born Michelle Ann Marie Fabares in Santa Monica, California, she is the niece of actress Nanette Fabray. As of 2003, Kenny G was named the 25th-highest selling artist in America by the RIAA, with 47.5 million albums sold in the USA [1] (http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topartists.asp). Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. His cross-over into pop music has lead to negative reviews from many music critics, although he remains highly popular with the American buying public. Influenced heavily by the likes of Grover Washington Jr., his own albums are usually classified as smooth jazz. He has released many solo albums and collaborated with various artists including Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole and Aretha Franklin. In 1981 Kenny G signed with Arista Records as a solo artist. He has a degree in accounting from the University of Washington. He adopted his stage name when he turned professional at the age of 17 and started playing in Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra. Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist who was born in Seattle. Ultimate Kenny G. Paradise. Wishes: A Holiday Album. Faith: A Holiday Album. Classics In The Key Of G. Kenny G Greatest Hits. The Moment. Miracles: The Holiday Album. Breathless. Kenny G Live. Silhouette. DuoTones. Gravity. G-Force. Kenny G. |